rehabilitate (redirected from rehabilitating)

re·ha·bil·i·tate  (rh-bl-tt)

tr.v. re·ha·bil·i·tat·ed, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ing, re·ha·bil·i·tates

1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education.

2. To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity.

3. To reinstate the good name of.

4. To restore the former rank, privileges, or rights of.

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[Medieval Latin rehabilitre, rehabilitt-, to restore to a former rank : Latin re-, re- + Late Latin habilitre, to enable; see habilitate.]

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reha·bili·tata·ble adj.

reha·bili·tation n.

reha·bili·tative adj.

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rehabilitate

Verb

[-tating, -tated]

1. to help (a person) to readapt to society after illness or imprisonment

2. to restore to a former position or rank

3. to restore the good reputation of [Medieval Latin rehabilitare to restore]

rehabilitation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	rehabilitate - help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated" restore, reconstruct - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
	2.	rehabilitate - reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime" reinstate - restore to the previous state or rank purge - oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
	3.	rehabilitate - restore to a state of good condition or operation restore, reconstruct - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

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rehabilitate

verb 1. reintegrate,

verb 2. restore, convert, renew, adjust, rebuild, make good, mend, renovate, reconstruct, reinstate, re-establish, fix up (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. reconstitute, recondition, reinvigorate

Translations

rehabilitate [riːəˈbɪlɪteɪt] vt → rehabilitar

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rehabilitate [riːəˈbɪlɪteɪt] vt [+ criminal] → réinsérer [+ drug addict]; désintoxiquer [+ invalid]; rééduquer

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rehabilitate [riːəˈbɪlɪteɪt] vt (criminal, drug addict) → (in die Gesellschaft) wiedereingliedern;

(invalid) → rehabilitieren

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rehabilitate [riːəˈbɪlɪteɪt] vt [+ criminal, drug addict, invalid] → ricuperare, reinserire